7 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneInternational Harvester 785 (A)1981–1990No measured PTO figureTractor twoMassey Ferguson MF 3050 E1988–1995No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the 785 (A) and the MF 3050 E → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

7 material differences · 5 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

International Harvester 785 (A) and Massey Ferguson MF 3050 E, field by field
Field785 (A)MF 3050 EGap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed75.9 hp70.1 hp+8% 785 (A)
Engine declaredINTERNATIONAL-HARVESTER D-246Perkins A 4.236 LDdiffers
Displacement declared4.03 L3.86 L—
Maximum torque declared190 lb·ft · 258 N·m187 lb·ft · 253 N·m—
Transmission
Top speed declared15.5 mph · 25 km/h15.5 mph · 25 km/h—
Clutch declaredPedal-operated dry Laycock single-disc clutchpedal-operated, dry and air-cooled VALEO single-plate clutchdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Pressure declared2,698 psi · 186 bar——
Rear PTO speeds declared540/1000 rpm540/1000 rpm—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared6,702 lb · 3,040 kg7,848 lb · 3,560 kg+17% MF 3050 E
Wheelbase declared88.2 in · 2,240 mm93.3 in · 2,371 mm+6% MF 3050 E
Length declared147.2 in · 3,740 mm155.5 in · 3,950 mm+6% MF 3050 E
Width declared75.6 in · 1,920 mm78.3 in · 1,990 mm—
Ground clearance declared15.6 in · 396 mm14.6 in · 370 mm+7% 785 (A)
Turning radius, braked declared11.5 ft · 3.51 m——
Fuel tank declared118.3 qt · 112.0 L156.4 qt · 148.0 L+32% MF 3050 E

Height is not in this table. It is not one measurement: the sources measure it to different points — over the cab on some machines, over the steering wheel or the exhaust on others — and the same tractor measured two ways can differ by most of a metre. It appears here only when both machines' figures carry the point they were measured to and it is the same point, which is not the case for these two. Each machine's own page prints its height as its source gives it.

International Harvester 785 (A) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 785 (XL)”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 784”

Massey Ferguson MF 3050 E sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 3050E”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 3050”